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The Editorial Board • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh Must Become, Again, a City For Families

A city for all cannot be just a city for now, but must be a city for the future. In other words, a city for all must be a city for children. And...

09/19/24Read it on Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Megan Trotter • Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Allegheny Co. Task Force to Untangle Affordable Housing Complexities

When something goes wrong at an affordable housing complex in Allegheny County, figuring out who is responsible for fixing it can be a problem of its...

3w agoRead it on Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
3w ago
Malcolm Burnley • Philadelphia Citizen

Putting Parker’s H.O.M.E. Plan to the West Philly Test

West Philly residents fear displacement landlord-owned affordable housing. Can Parker’s $2 billion housing restoration plan save them?...

3w agoRead it on Philadelphia Citizen
3w ago
Aaron Moselle • WHYY

PA Could Lose 43K Affordable Rental Units in the Coming Decade

Amid a housing shortage, researchers say it’s unclear how many of these units will be preserved as affordable rentals. About 8,000 could be in...

3w agoRead it on WHYY
09/24/26
Kenny Cooper • WHYY

HUD Removes Chester Housing Authority From 'Troubled' List

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development now considers the agency a "standard performer" following physical improvements made to its...

09/24/26Read it on WHYY
09/22/26
A.J. Rao • ABC27

Penn State to Sell 2 Closing Campuses For Combined $6.25M

The Penn State Board of Trustees on Friday voted to approve the sale of two closing campuses to private development firms.The 12.7-acre Penn State...

09/22/26Read it on ABC27
09/15/26
Staff • PBJ

Culture or Condos? Fate of Academy of Natural Sciences Up in the Air

The 150-year-old building encompasses more than 150,000 square feet of space and isn't shielded from redevelopment.

09/15/26Read it on PBJ
09/15/26
ABC27

Penn State Allowed to Move Forward with Potential Campus Sales

Pennsylvania lawmakers have quietly erased longstanding deed restrictions on seven closing Penn State campuses, allowing the university to sell the...

09/15/26Read it on ABC27
09/11/26
Anthony Wood • Inquirer

Bankrupt Chester Getting $100M in State, Private Funding

Chester Mayor Stefan Roots said he wants Chester, home of Widener University, to be a "college town."

09/11/26Read it on Inquirer
09/03/26
Anna Orso • Inquirer

Philly Developers' Campaign to Block Progressive Challengers

Philly For Growth, a super PAC backed by the city's development interests, wants to keep progressives from growing their power on City Council.

09/03/26Read it on Inquirer
08/26/26
The Philadelphia Citizen

Meet the Philadelphia Documenters

Chicago resident Grace Del Vecchio has sat in on enough community development commission meetings to know how they go. A journalist and community...

08/26/26Read it on The Philadelphia Citizen
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